Palladian Ensemble - The Devil's Trill: Sonatas by Tartini and Veracini

This new recording by the Palladians in their new line-up includes programmatic sonatas by Tartini with a link to a sonata by Veracini. Tartini kept his work strictly private unlike the canny "Vivaldi Mania" that was happening, concealing mottos and fragments of contemporary poetry. His sonatas are programmatic and include "mimics of diabolical laughter of a scorned princess" (Devil's Sonata) and "a psychological study of abandonment, rage and despair" (Didone Abandonata).

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